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Nat Lindquist can tell how good the blueberry crop will be by how many migrant workers show up to help with the harvest. "They know if we're going to have a good crop," and more workers show up those years, said Lindquist, vice president of operations for Jasper Wyman & Son in Cherryfield. "They're well-informed. They have a network, and I don't know how it works, but it does." The network leads migrants - both those who come from other countries and those who reside in the United States - to these Down East blueberry barrens; to the western hills...

Tuesday, April 16, 2002 ©2002 Associated Press URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/04/16/national2221EDT0876.DTL (04-16) 19:21 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate approved without dissent late Tuesday two bills that would continue support for community health centers and provide other health help to the homeless, migrant workers and other needy people. Approval came without debate at the end of the day's activities, although, Democrats say, Republicans had blocked the bills' consideration for some time. One of the bills would extend the federal support for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps. The other bill would consolidate federal support for health centers serving various...